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: a dealer or worker in lead
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: one who installs, repairs, and maintains piping, fittings, and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
3
: a person whose job is to prevent or put an end to leaks of sensitive information
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However, more than two years after his death, his plumber has been charged in his killing, accused of fatally poisoning Levy with fentanyl, the Ventura County District Attorney Office said in a May 21 news release.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
What do doctors, lawyers, teachers, secretaries, plumbers, computer technicians, electricians, truck drivers and eighth graders have in common?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
What do doctors, lawyers, teachers, secretaries, plumbers, computer technicians, electricians, truck drivers and eighth graders have in common?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Plumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumber. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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plumber
noun
plumb·er
ˈpləm-ər 
: a person who puts in or repairs the pipes and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
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